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noelex
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What do you think of this one?
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I agree the CE class A certification is largely worthless. Its main effect is increasing the cost of vessels for little benefit. Some of...
7 Sep 2024
noelex
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Soft shackle recommendation please
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There are lots of options, but unfortunately a cow hitch will reduce the strength of the soft shackle. This is not always important...
6 Sep 2024
noelex
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Soft shackle recommendation please
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The bend was just positioned centrally in the photo to clarify how the captive part is threaded. There is no need for the bend to be...
6 Sep 2024
noelex
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Soft shackle recommendation please
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My knot guru says her 5 mm high strength soft shackles have a break load of around 7440 kgf so a SWL of 1500 kgf (using a conservative...
6 Sep 2024
noelex
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Soft shackle recommendation please
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No. The photo below shows the arrangement. The advantage is when the shackle is opened (as shown) it will still not detach from the...
6 Sep 2024
noelex
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Battery Charger seems stuck in absorption mode?
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Three of the most likely possibilities are: One of the batteries is defective and therefore not rising to the absorption voltage...
6 Sep 2024
noelex
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Soft shackle recommendation please
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Soft shackles have only become viable for these high strength applications since the development of Dyneema and other HMWPE materials...
6 Sep 2024
noelex
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Soft shackle recommendation please
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Longer rather than shorter works best for this application. Ours are about 150mm (six inches) long when closed or 300mm (one foot) when...
6 Sep 2024
noelex
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Soft shackle recommendation please
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We have used a "high strength" 5mm soft shackle on our 10mm chain and it was easy to thread through the links. A reasonably long soft...
6 Sep 2024
noelex
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Genoa furler riding turns
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Remove the core from the furling line that lies on the drum. This produces a flat rather than a round rope that will not produce riding...
6 Sep 2024
noelex
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Should I swap to a smaller / 3rd gen anchor?
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I am pleased to hear there is some common ground (y).
5 Sep 2024
noelex
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Should I swap to a smaller / 3rd gen anchor?
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While have experienced some extreme weather at anchor and been grateful that we have held when others have not been as fortunate, for...
5 Sep 2024
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Your just trying to convince yourself.....you must have doubts......I don't wish extreme weather conditions on anyone, but I also don't...
5 Sep 2024
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That would suggest that you have little or no experience of actually being anchored in strong winds. Now we know.
5 Sep 2024
noelex
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Should I swap to a smaller / 3rd gen anchor?
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Aluminium and steel anchors cannot be compared on a weight for weight basis. I think this is obvious. We can only compare the...
4 Sep 2024
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